<a href="https://beans-without-boundaries.captivate.fm/ruth-ann-church" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bonus post-show chatter</a>Ruth Ann Church,<a href="https://artisancoffeeimports.com/our-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> founder of Artisan Coffee Imports</a>, comes on this episode to share her love for economic development, interest in the developing the underdeveloped Decaf-coffee scene, and her relationships she made on a leap to Rwanda. Ruth brings appreciation for women-led communities and producers and internal development pre-existing in Rwandan communities.#heforsheMy intro music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebelLicense code: LSMVDPBXNKA1UQSTMy outro music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/coffee-on-the-roofLicense code: U295XJURUTU70RHZCopyright 2024 Elena Mahmood

Zainab Al-Mousawi, Owner of "To The Moon and Back"

Elena Mahmood, an Arab queer, started this journey late 2022 to bring together a community and collective of hardworking individuals to highlight their stories traversing the space of coffee and life. She chats with fellow colleagues within the coffee industry that identify with the lack of representation who identify as being women, BIPOC, and queer to navigate hot discussions about social structure and dynamics that are dealt within the environment of coffee. Each episode provides a segment called "The Hot Take"; the moment our guests have a chance to vocalize their opinions that can be controversial and spark awareness towards the audience. 

We work towards bringing light to the realities that exist in the specialty coffee world and give gratitude towards the work being done globally.